Bridge of Souls Quotes

“Death will come for us again, one way or another. We can't live in fear of it. That's no way to live at all.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Fear is a perfectly rational response, the body’s way of telling you not to do something.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“History is written by the victors. How can we know what really happened if we weren’t there? We are, all of us, speculating…”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Things can be repaired. People are harder to fix.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Those cards just make you think about what you want, and what you’re scared of. They make you face those things. But nothing can predict your future, Cassidy, because futures aren’t predictable. They’re full of mysteries, and chances, and the only person who decides what happens in them is you.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“But it’s not about doing what’s easy. It’s about doing what’s right.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Everywhere you step, everywhere you stay, was once home to something—and someone—else.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“You'll make the choice you need to make, not the one you want.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Friends don't let friends get snatched away by creepy skeletons.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“It’s easy to get lost in the space between worlds. It’s like dreaming. Sometimes you forget what is and isn’t real.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Most people don’t believe in a thing unless they see it for themselves. And if they see it, they’ll believe it, even if it isn’t real.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Once, I stole from Death. I'm ready to do it again.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Stories have a way of making the world feel bigger”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“You will have to choose one road, but when you do, the other will be lost. There is no victory without defeat, so you do not want to choose at all, but you must. And no matter what you choose, you will lose something. Or someone.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“The living are so squeamish when it comes to the dead,” Philippa says.
“Sometimes the dead are squeamish, too,” says Jacob.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“This city has more history than hauntings,” he says. “For one, it’s the birthplace of jazz.”
“And home to voodoo and vampires,” says Mom.
“And real people, too,” presses Dad, “like Pere Antoine and Jean Lafitte—”
“And the Axeman of New Orleans,” adds Mom brightly.
Jacob shoots me a look. “I really hope axe is a kind of instrument and not—”
“He went around chopping people up,” Mom adds.
Jacob sighs. “Of course he did.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Cats are drawn to the supernatural. They’re often seen as omens, portents of danger, but they’re also amulets against it. Cats make excellent protectors. They’re very brave.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Lara moves like a girl on a mission. I mean, we are on a mission, but she always walks this way. Like she knows where she’s going. Even when it turns out she doesn’t.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Eventually, it will come back and tray again. That's what Death does.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“And I will not be dragged into the dark.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“I don't mind cemeteries. They're usually pretty peaceful, at least for me.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Right now, I’m just glad to be alive.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Cats make excellent protectors. They’re very brave,” she adds, scratching Amethyst behind the ears. I picture Grim, sitting like a bread loaf in a pool of sun. Once, a bug landed near him, and instead of pouncing on it, he got up and walked away.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Oh sweet holy no,” says Jacob at my side.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Nothing can predict your future, Cassidy, because futures aren’t predictable. They’re full of mysteries, and chances, and the only person who decides what happens in them is you.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Once is a glitch, an accident. No reason to be worried.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Edinburgh, the first city we went to for the show, was damp and gray, a city of old stones and hidden paths, it's history right on the surface.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“It’s hard to live in a place like this and not believe in something, but I prefer to focus on the history.”
― Victoria Schwab, Bridge of Souls

“Coisas podem ser consertadas. Isso nem sempre vale para as pessoas.”
― V.E. Schwab, Ponte das Almas

“Mas a história é escrita pelos vencedores. Como podemos saber se algo realmente aconteceu se não estávamos lá para ver? Nós, todos nós, não passamos de especuladores…”
― V.E. Schwab, Ponte das Almas